InthetraditionofAnthonyBourdain’sKitchenConfidentialandGelseyKirkland’sDancingonMyGrave,MozartintheJungledelvesintothelivesofthemusiciansandconductorswhoinhabittheinsularworldofclassicalmusic.InabookthatinspiredtheAmazonOriginalseriesstarringGaelGarciaBernalandMalcolmMcDowell,oboistBlairTindallrecountsherdecades-longprofessionalcareerasaclassicalmusicianfromtherecitalsandBroadwayorchestraperformancestothesecretlifeofmusicianswhosurvivehandtomouthinthebackbitingNewYorkclassicalmusicscene,wheremusicianstradesexualfavorsforplumjobsandassignmentsinorchestrasacrossthecity.Tindallandherfellowjourneymenmusiciansoftenplaydrunk,high,orhopelesslyhungover,liveindecrepitapartments,andperforminhazardousconditionsworking-classmusicianswhoschlepacrossthecitybetweenlow-payinggigs,withouthealth-carebenefitsorretirementplans,astarkcontrasttotherarefiedexperiencesofoverpaidclassicalmusiciansuperstars.Anincisive,no-holds-barredaccount,MozartintheJungleisthefirsttrue,behind-the-sceneslookatwhatgoesonbackstageandintheBroadwaypit.